§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications for urban aid he has received from Lothian regional council in the current year; how many he has rejected; and what are the reasons he gave for rejecting them.
Unemployment and unfilled vacancies in the Edinburgh travel-to-work area Occupation Numbers registered as unemployed in March Number of unfilled vacancies in March 1981 1980 1979 1981 1980 1979 Managerial and professional 2,627 2,251 2,176 455 490 354 Clerical and related 3,131 2,259 2,160 426 507 704 Other non-manual occupations 1,775 1,207 1,050 199 269 234 Craft and similar occupations 2,903 1,730 1,540 119 302 377 General labourers 7,281 5,768 5,589 20 108 70 Other manual occupations 5,906 4,015 3,967 439 998 1,033 Total all occupations 23,623 17,230 16,482 1,658 2,674 2,772